Mississippi · Census place 56200
Pelahatchie town, MS
Quick answer
Pelahatchie town has 1,648 residents, ranking #153 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $52,957, the median home is worth $183,300 and median gross rent runs $718 a month.
- Population
- 1,648Pelahatchie town residents
- Median household income
- $52,957Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $183,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $718Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Pelahatchie town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Pelahatchie town median would spend about 16.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21.3% of residents and 70.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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